A 1913 textbook (third printing; copyright 1912) on household textiles written for the consumer rather than the manufacturer. It traces the early development of the textile arts, then covers spinning and weaving, fiber classification, and the production, properties and manufacture of cotton, wool, silk and linen. Later chapters cover bleaching, dyeing and printing, adulteration and buying, the hygiene of clothing materials, design and color, labor conditions and reform efforts, and the Arts and Crafts movement. Appendices give laboratory tests for identifying fibers and a bibliography; chapters end with reference lists and the book has an index. Illustrations include fiber micrographs, historic textiles, spinning wheels, looms and wool-processing samples.